Polar Bear
Polar Bear is an artwork in Oklahoma, at a modelled elevation of 217 m. Pine Hill stands 317 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Plaza of the Americas, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.3 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
A NatureWorks statue of a polar bear, intentionally unwashed as a commentary piece on climate change. As time goes on, soot and dirt settles on the piece.
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Plaza of the Americas: 0.2 mi
- H.A. Chapman Centennial Green: 0.3 mi
- Williams Center Green: 0.3 mi
- Guthrie Green: 0.6 mi
- North Gunboat Park: 0.7 mi
- East Meets West: 0.6 mi
- Glide: 0.8 mi
- Games Along the Way: 1.0 mi
- Forever Free: 2.6 mi
- Crossing the Prairie: 2.8 mi
- Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame: 0.5 mi
- Woody Guthrie Center: 0.6 mi
- Bob Dylan Center: 0.6 mi
- OKPOP: 0.7 mi
- Greenwood Rising History Center: 0.8 mi
- Tulsa Firefighter's Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Crybaby Hill: 0.6 mi
- Oklahoma Walk of Fame: 2.1 mi
- Kendall Bell: 2.6 mi
- The Meteor Monument: 3.2 mi
- Reservoir Hill: 2.7 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Holmes Peak: 5.0 mi
- Turkey Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Shadow Mountain: 7.7 mi
- 21st Street Plaza: 1.3 mi
- Picnic Grove: 1.9 mi
- 41st Street Plaza: 3.2 mi
- 56th Street Plaza: 4.7 mi
- 61st Street Plaza: 5.2 mi
- Forgotten Wall: 4.7 mi
- Stump Wall: 4.7 mi
- Cub Scout Wall: 4.7 mi
- Disease Wall: 4.8 mi
- Troop Wall: 4.8 mi
- Center of the Universe: 0.5 mi
- Cain's Ballroom: 0.8 mi
- The Cave House: 1.0 mi
- Meadow Gold Sign: 1.1 mi
- Hex House: 5.6 mi
- Graves Garden for the Arts: 0.6 mi
- Williams Mist Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Cottonwood Lawn & Theater: 1.8 mi
- Ramble Sensory Garden: 1.8 mi
- Pine Valley: 2.0 mi
- TCC Nature Reserve: 10.8 mi
- Redbud Valley: 11.5 mi
- Ray Harral Nature Park: 16.3 mi
- Willow Beach: 1.8 mi
- Tall Chief Cove Beach: 13.7 mi
- Natural Spring: 15.5 mi
- Weer Spring: 17.1 mi
- Alsuma: 8.2 mi
- Bixhoma Falls: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Polar Bear. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Hill | WSW 241° | 317 m | 16.5 mi |
| Holmes Peak | NW 322° | 314 m | 5.0 mi |
| Conjada Mountains | SE 143° | 295 m | 21.9 mi |
| Concharty Mountain | SSE 153° | 289 m | 23.7 mi |
| Twin Mounds | S 187° | 282 m | 15.3 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | SW 217° | 277 m | 2.9 mi |
| Reservoir Hill | N 352° | 268 m | 2.7 mi |
| Indian Hills | E 83° | 265 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:07 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:34 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 74 | 62 | 50 | 41 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tulsa Intl AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7681183844
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